[23725] trunk/dports/www/apache20/Portfile

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Revision: 23725
          http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/23725
Author:   blair at macports.org
Date:     2007-04-07 13:09:44 -0700 (Sat, 07 Apr 2007)

Log Message:
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Add a rather lengthy note on why this Port exists.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/dports/www/apache20/Portfile

Modified: trunk/dports/www/apache20/Portfile
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--- trunk/dports/www/apache20/Portfile	2007-04-07 19:51:12 UTC (rev 23724)
+++ trunk/dports/www/apache20/Portfile	2007-04-07 20:09:44 UTC (rev 23725)
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # $Id$
 
+# This Port was built for the sole purpose of allowing Apache 2.x.y on
+# Mac OS X 10.3 to serve PHP Zend encoded files using the Zend
+# Optimizer.  The Zend Optimizer is distribued only in binary form as
+# an Apache module that enables the server to serve optimized and
+# obfuscated PHP code from third party vendors.  Since the Optimizer
+# is a binary module, it must run in a binary compatible OS and Apache
+# environment.
+#
+# While newer versions of the Zend Optimizer do work with Apache
+# 2.2.x, it appears that these binary modules are compiled on 10.4 and
+# trying to load the module into Apache on 10.3 resulsts in missing
+# symbol errors.
+#
+# Do not delete this Port without contacting Blair Zajac
+# <blair at orcaware.com>.
+
 PortSystem 1.0
 name             apache20
 version          2.0.59
@@ -14,7 +30,21 @@
 			frequently requested new features, and has an API \
 			which allows it to be extended to meet users' needs \
 			more easily.  This Portfile is not the latest version \
-			of the Apache web server, see the apache2 port.
+			of the Apache web server, see the apache2 port.  This \
+			Port was built for the sole purpose of allowing \
+			Apache 2.x.y on Mac OS X 10.3 to serve PHP Zend \
+			encoded files using the Zend Optimizer.  The Zend \
+			Optimizer is distribued only in binary form as an \
+			Apache module which enables the server to serve \
+			optimized and obfuscated PHP code from third party \
+			vendors.  Since the Optimizer is a binary module, it \
+			must run in a binary compatible OS and Apache \
+			environment.  While newer versions of the Zend \
+			Optimizer do work with Apache 2.2.x, it appears that \
+			these binary modules are compiled on 10.4 and trying \
+			to load the module into Apache on 10.3 resulsts in \
+			missing symbol errors.
+
 homepage         http://httpd.apache.org/
 platforms        darwin freebsd openbsd
 

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